Dharmendra Pradhan made his first public appearance in the monsoon session of Parliament on Monday. His colleagues escorted him inside and presented him with a ceremonial cap and a shawl in a symbolic gesture of support.
‘Dharmendra Pradhan Zindabaad…’ BJP MPs welcomed with cap and shawl: Senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan made his first public appearance in the monsoon session of Parliament after he resigned on July 25. All the MPs of the BJP and the NDA were united to welcome him warmly.
Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned from the post of Union Education Minister following the NEET controversy and nationwide student agitation, reached Parliament for the first time on Monday. BJP MPs assembled near the Makar Dwar entrance ahead of Pradhan’s arrival. As he entered the Parliament complex, colleagues escorted him inside, greeted him and presented him with a ceremonial cap and a shawl in a symbolic gesture of support. The MPs also raised ‘Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad’ slogans.
On the other side the opposition parties became more aggressive as soon as he arrived. The opposition MPs, who arrived with placards in their hands, accused the central government of completely weakening the education system of the country. Opposition leaders led by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra raised slogans of ‘education theft’.
It is worth noting that explaining resignation, Dharmendra Pradhan had said that he had taken this step to protect the bright future of the students and to expose the anti-national forces trying to take political advantage of the NEET paper leak controversy.
